Australian Alps Walking Track

Ovens River Trail5.6kms / 1 hour 15 minutes Start: various locations in Myrtleford, Rotary Park or Apex ParkMyrtleford

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Cherry Walk5km / 1.5 hours Start: Riverside Precint, Howitt ParkBright

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Survey Track / Pole TrackHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Ropers Lookout5km / 1.5 hoursStart: car park 3kms from Falls Creek on the Bogong High Plains Rd Alpine National Park

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Mount Beauty Gorge WalkHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Mount Beauty To Tawonga Trail13.4km / 3 hoursStart: Any point between Mount Beauty and TawongaTawonga

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Bennetts Trail11km / 2.5 hours Town CentreBright

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Wandi Walk11km / 2.5 hoursStart: Riverside Precinct, Howitt ParkBright to Wandiligong

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Pebble Beach Trail4km / 1 hour Start: Embankment Dr, Mount Beauty

Mount Beauty & Tawonga South

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Information Centres

Shared Trail

Unsealed Track

LEGEND Reform Hill Walking TracksHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Canyon TrailHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Bright - Harrietville Trail10km / 2 hoursStart: Riverside Precint, Howitt ParkBright

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Lake Guy WalkHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Charlie Miley WalkHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Bright - Harrietville Trail10km / 2 hoursStart: Pioneer ParkHarrietville

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Room With A View3km / 1 hourStart: Dinner Plain HutDinner Plain

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View Point Nature WalkHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Mountain Creek WalksHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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Wallace - Cope Heritage TrailHighlighted walk: see overleaf

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GRADING INFORMATIONWalks in this brochure have been graded

using the Australian Walking Track Grading

System. (Grade 1 – Grade 5)

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

Grade 4 Grade 5

MORE INFORMATION ON ALL WALKS visitbrightandsurrounds.com.au or 1800 111 885 to talk to a Visitor

Information Centre.

Please refer to our website for Important Information & Cautions before you go.

Respect the traditional owners and their country as well as other visitors by aiming to leave the area as you found it.

EMERGENCY/ CONTACT NUMBERSPolice, Ambulance, Fire 000

SES 132 500

Vic Emergency Hotline 1800 226 226

Parks Victoria 131 963

PLEASE NOTEThe maps contained in this brochure

may not be suitable for navigational

purposes for all walks. It is advised that the

appropriate Parks Victoria Park Notes and

/or land Victoria topographical maps be

obtained prior to undertaking any of the

listed walks.

Grade 1 No bushwalking experience required. Flat even surface with no steps or steep sections. Suitable for wheelchair users who have someone to assist them.

Grade 2 No bushwalking experience required. The track is a hardened or compacted surface and may have a gentle hill section or sections and occasional steps.

Grade 3 Suitable for most ages and fitness levels. Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections a rough surface and many steps.

Grade 4 Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.

Grade 5 Very experienced bushwalkers with specialised skills, including navigation and emergency first aid. Tracks are likely to be very rough, very steep and unmarked.

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WALKS AND TRAILS GUIDEOne hour up to 2.5 hours

For more walks see our short and longer walks guides

Apex Lookout Walk3km / 1.5 hours

Quinn's Gap car park, 1.5km up Mt Porepunkah Rd

Park at Quinn’s Gap, 1.5 km up Mount Porepunkah Road. Follow the signs for this steady climb that offers views over the township of Bright, Mount Feathertop (1922m), Mount Fainter (1833m) and Mount Bogong (1986m), the highest peak in Victoria.

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Reform Hill Walking Tracks1.1km - 3.7km / 1 hour to 1.5 hours

JA Jones Reserve, Myrtle StThere are several walking tracks around Reform Hill. Most people start from J.A. Jones Memorial Reserve on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail, then steer your own course through the reserve. Monuments and places of interest in Reform Hill: A. Hume and Hovell Monument (erected 1924 to celebrate 100 years of exploration); B. Reform Mine main shaft and ventilation shaft; C. Original Myrtleford Reservoir; and D. Reform Hill Lookout. Myrtleford

Canyon Trail4.9km / 1.5 hours

Riverside Precinct, Howitt ParkHead towards Star Road from Howitt Park. The track on the southern bank from Howitt Park to Canyon Lane is a sealed shared trail and wheelchair friendly (Grade 1). This walk can be done as a short loop, crossing the first suspension bridge. Otherwise, walk to the second bridge and return the opposite side. The track on the northern bank of the Ovens River has steep steps. For a longer loop, continue past the two suspension bridges to the railway bridge and return along the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail.

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Lake Guy Walk3km / 1 to 1.5 hours

car park on Lake View Cr

Drive to the Junction Dam Picnic Ground at the southern end of the lake to park your car. The walking

track commences at the timber bridge at the Rocky Valley branch

and goes along the eastern side of the lake to the dam wall where you turn around and return to the

carpark as access is no longer allowed through the dam wall. There

is also a short walk from Trevor Allen BBQ area to the dam wall

along the western side of the lake.

Bogong Village

Charlie Miley Walk3km / 1 hour

Clarrie Keating Memorial Park, Charlie Miley Rd

The walking trail starts at the carpark in the Clarrie Keating

Memorial Park and branches off with a number of options and loops.

The trail weaves through Chinese gold diggings, along the Ovens

River and through the recreational reserve. These tracks are sign

posted and offer further information on the significance of historical

sites along the trails.

Harrietville

Survey Track/Pole Track

7km / 2.5 hours

Tawonga Crescent (opposite the Mount Beauty Golf Course Club

House) or Big Hill Mountain Bike Park

Start at Tawonga Crescent and follow the track until you reach ‘Cranky

Charlie’ (a hairpin turn on the Bogong High Plains Road) cross the Bogong High Plains Road and walk up West

Kiewa Road for approximately 500m to where the Pole Track branches off

to the right. Pass through the gate and descend back down to Mount

Beauty to a second gate, then join the Aqueduct Track to return to the Big

Hill Mountain Bike Park. The track may also be done in reverse, along the Pole

Track from the Mountain Bike Park.

Mount Beauty & Tawonga South

Mount Beauty Gorge Walk2.8km / 1.5 hours

Bogong High Plains Road (opposite the Mount Beauty Visitor Centre OR

Big Hill Mountain Bike Park)

Start opposite the Visitor Centre, follow the track alongside the river

until you come to the tail race head, then veer left. You may also begin

the walk from the Big Hill Mountain Bike Park. Walk along the Aqueduct Track, following the track for 1 km to a swing bridge over the West Kiewa

River. To get to the adit/shaft and the canyon, cross over the swing bridge and walk uphill. During summer, it is possible to walk and wade upstream

for 400m to an impressive canyon. Mount Beauty & Tawonga South

Wallace - Cope Heritage Trail6km / 2.5 hours

Wallace Hut car park, Bogong High Plains Rd

From the car park, walk the short distance to historic Wallace Hut and continue past the hut to the aqueduct. Cross the aqueduct and follow the track to the right, past the Rover Chalet and onto the Australian Alps Walking Track to Cope Hut. Follow the track from Cope Hut toward the Bogong High Plains Road and return to Wallace Hut along a spectacular section of track with fine views toward Mount Kosciuszko (2228m), Australia’s highest mountain.

Alpine National Park

Mountain Creek Walks2.5km / 1.5 hours

Mountain Creek Picnic and Camping Area, Mountain Creek Rd

The walks start from the Mountain Creek Picnic and Camping Area, 10.5 km along Mountain Creek Road from the Kiewa Valley Highway, Tawonga. Nestled at the base of Mount Bogong (1986m) there are several walks ranging in length from 15 minutes to 2 hours. Shady Gully Nature Walk (1km, 15 minutes return), Tree Fern Walk (2km, 1 hour return), Peppermint Walk (2.5km, 1.5 hours return)

Alpine National Park

View Point Nature Walk4km / 2 hours

Lake Catani Day Visitor Area

Starting from the Lakeside Day Visitors Area at Lake Catani, this walk climbs up through Sub-Alpine Bogs and Mountain Ash Forests to a final lookout with fantastic views of the Buckland Valley and the distant Alps.

Mount Buffalo National Park

Dead Timber Hill4km / 1.5 hours

Dinner Plain Hut

Starting from Dinner Plain Hut, follow the track to the sign marking the crossing point to the northern side of the Great Alpine Road and follow the track leading to the Forest Walks trailhead. Follow the Dead Timber Hill track to the west to discover breathtaking views. Return same way or via Brabralung Trail.

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